chapter 2 Flashcards
do prisons serve as a social control mechanism
true
what insitutions classify inmates into treatment programs to adress their needs
correctional
what did the elmira prison do for later development
it was ambitious of these efforts in 1800s which in turn stage for the later development.
what was the elmira better than
women not a big part of this.
convict leasing system that operated at that time in the south. folsom prison. which was racist.
which french guys visited the prisons and told them what was wrong
-gustave de beaumont
- alexis de tocqueville
they saw what the americans who built this prisons couldnt see
what was punishemnt that was used?
punishemnt was often depended on the wealth and status of the offended party and the offender
- tortures
- whipping
- branding
- mutilation
- drowing
- suffocation
- exectuions
- banishment
- ## boiled alive: for high treason and heresy, also murder of husband(remained in england)
what was first jails or prisons
jails, but punishement and imprisonment has been within us since 2040 164 BC
why were people held back in the old times
jails=gaols
- to become slaves
- or cuz of a fine
how were the catholic church jails like?
us n europe influenced by quakers and protestestan copied them
it turned it charges over to authorities for physical punishement. the church required solitude,reduced diet, reflection for extended periods of times.
galley slavery?
under elizabeth it was used instead of death
it was used for removing poor people from the streets. it was rowing in needed ships
what were bridewells
buildings constructed to hold and whip beggars,prostitutes and nightwalkers.t They did not seperate people by gender or age or cime. neither were people fed or clothed. ONLY COULD GET THOSE THINGS IF PAYED THE FEE.
what was transportation used for?
was used to rid cities and towns of poor people. some will get sold to do labor as servants usually in agricultural work. if they survived they were free and given toold and land to survive
norforlk land
-brutal and violent island were they were poorly fed and clotherd.
who asked to be send to norfolk
alexander maconochie, he was to practice some ideas he had about prison reform. his ideas were later adopted.
john howard
he experienced incarceration himself, and spent the rest of his life trying to reform them. he believed that they shouldnt have to pay for food,clothing and housing. the gov needs to to give them good conditions. he believed people should be seperated
bentham and beccaria
wrote during the englightment era
they wanted to end harsh punishment for little offenses.
